Title: "Vortex in an Altocumulus cloud "
Place: Observatorio del Teide, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
Date: 2009-11-23 @ 14:24 UTC
Description: The shape of clouds at an altocumulus level is often affected by high mountains such as the Teide peak, causing orogaphic effects. Here, the bottom level shows numerous vortices illuminated by the Sun, already rather low in the western sky.
Author: Juergen Rendtel, Germany
Equipment used: Canon EOS20D
Original resolution: 3520x2344
